The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-27
ADVOCATES OF ARBITRATION.
They Set Forth Their Views Before
New Workers

They Set Forth Their Views Before
New Workers.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Chickering Hall
was filed tonight with people who came to
hear the views of deputies from the British
Parliament and eminent Americans on the
subject of treaty for the settlement of
differences with England by arbitration.
| Charles II. Hutchinson introduced
the Chairman of the meeting, Mayor
Hewitt. The Mayor said it
was his pleasant duty to present the MEM
bers of the British House of Commons, who
had come to the people of this city III a
meeting which had never had parallel Ill
this country. They had come to say they
hoped the common blood flowing in their
veins and ours would never be shed by one
nation or the other. 1t was to be hoped
that the word ''warn would soon become
unknown in the English Language.
STANDING ARMIES wAsTEFUL.
Between Great Britain and America there
should be no differences Arbitration,
which the gentlemen would explain, might
make it advisable to take the vast sums at
present consumed for a standing army,
which was now productive of no result, to
distribute it among the poverty
stricken people. 1t would be much
better invested. The Mayor extended
hearty welcome to the eminent visitors and
commended them to the President and to
Congress.
The Mayor introduced Sir George Camp
bell. Sir George felt when he heard these
words of the Mayor that the object for
which he had crossed the ocean lad been
flying to him as a member
of the British Parliament to appear before
that assemblage, representative of the city
Of New York. He paid a strong comph-
ment to Mayor Hewitt
MISSION OF THE DELEGATION
He then continued by saying that they
had come here in pursuance of an object
which the Mayor had made easy.
The mission of the deputation to
which the speaker belonged, was
to help to put aside war from the human
family. He was glad that in this country
the people had not given much time to the
military craze. War between nations could
be avoided and their disputes settled by
arbitration. 1t was with this design that
the deputation had come before the audi
ence. They hoped that between this coun-
try and Great Braitain there would
be made an agreement by which
disputes would be settled in this way alone.
IA voice, How about the Alabama The
speaker said he was glad that was referred
to. He thought the experiment would not
be tried again. He thought England de-
served punishment badly, and if the dam
ages were excessive, and all would agree
that she got 1T, he thought Britain was at
fault, He thought the result was beneficial
to the principles of arbitration.
WEAKER NATIONS NOT CoAxED.
To some extent it was true that England
only advocated arbitration in disputes with
strong nations. But England was not quite
as bad as she had been represented. Portu-
gal was a weak nation, and even
in that case, it was Great Britain
which suffered most Portugal was given
Deloyoa bay, which was the most important
point of entrance into Africa His nation
comes, nevertheless, before Americans
in favor of arbitration as proposed by Amer
leans. There was no question which could
not be settled in that way.
THE FISHERIES MIDDLE
"Take the fishery question for instance
There was Mr.. Chamberlain Misses and APP
plause intermingledl, of whom he was sure
there could not be a more capable man.
Mr.. Chamberlain did not come here as an
arbitrator. however, but as a negotiator
If he had great difficulties would
have been removed. A tribunal should
be established for the purpose
of arbitration" In conclusion, Sir
George said: 81 have not authority from
the House of Commons to lay down any
plan, but | wish this scheme we propose
could be an accomplished fact. l think the
moral force of some such tribunal as sug-
gested would be sufficient to settle all the
difficulties which may arise between the
two nations"